Category Archives: Lew
PINK FLOYD & METALLICA: Equals Green
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Metallica's Kirk Hammett not only took part in last year's tribute concert in London to the now late Fleetwood Mac founder and guitarist Peter Green, but they are also i...
Apr 27, 2021
LED ZEPPELIN: Went In Through the Out Door 40 Years Ago
On December 4th, 1980, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones announced in a press release that they decided not to continue as Led Zeppelin in the wake of the death of drummer John Bonham just ...
Dec 04, 2020
AC/DC: Power Up to Number One
AC/DC's new album, Power Up, debuts at number-one in the U.S. on the Billboard 200 and in the U.K. on the Official Albums Chart. In the U.S., the album moved 117,000 equivalent album units. In the U.K...
Nov 23, 2020
Wolfgang Van Halen Reveals Solo Single For His Late Father
Proceeds from the song "Distance" will be donated to Eddie's favorite charity, Mr. Holand's Opus Foundation, which provides assistance to underfunded school music programs around the country. Wolfgang...
Nov 16, 2020
AC/DC: Plugged Back In
AC/DC return to the record bins this Friday with PWR/UP (Power Up) their first new studio album in six years. Angus Young on how AC/DC came to record their new album, PWR/UP. PWR/UP track listing: Rea...
Nov 13, 2020
TOM PETTY: Pushes Up a Number-One Flower
Tom Petty has sprouted up a number-one album from the grave as Wildflowers & All the Rest, a reissue of his 1994 album with loads of extras, sits atop Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart. This lates...
Oct 29, 2020
VAN HALEN: What Could Have Been and What Might Be
Two days after the death of Eddie Van Halen, the band's manager, Irving Azoff, hints at the possibility of unreleased recordings. He tells concert industry publication Pollstar, "Wolf [Eddie's son] an...
Oct 09, 2020
JIMMY PAGE: Stairway to Publication
The deluxe limited-edition of Jimmy Page's new book, The Anthology, had numerous publication delays, and so has the mass-market edition. Originally scheduled for release on September 8th, it will now ...
Jun 22, 2020
ZZ TOP: Rock + Roll Gearhead May Put It in Reverse
Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top took part in a virtual book signing and fan Q-&-A in conjunction with the release on June 2nd of the expanded and updated edition of his book, Rock + Roll Gearhead. The ...
Jun 22, 2020
SAMMY HAGAR: Saddles Up the Buffalo ... Springfield
Sammy Hagar and The Circle have put together their sixth recording in their Lockdown Sessions. This time it's a cover of the Buffalo Springfield's "For What it's Worth." https://youtu.be/QdY460-XBpY T...
May 15, 2020